Thanks Ken! That is pretty much what I was looking for. I'll try your search too. Tim ... From: Ken Coates To: starmaster_scopes@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I have been wondering about a platform for my 14.5. I would like the goto, but finances just don't allow it. Last night some neighbors walked by and I...
Michael, you'll love your platform, trust me. It is quite a treat to be viewing some celestial object and have it just hover there before your eyes for...
I've been using the Techtron collimation tools with good results for several years . I recently purchased a Cats eye Cheshire and 2 inch autocollimator but...
I found the error of my way , all things match up !!!! I had the Feathertouch focuser cranked to far in . With the focuser tube all the way in the tools would...
Hi Ron From what you are saying, I would have to think that both may be accurate, however the slop in the 1.25 adapter could make a big difference when trying...
... That would do it! Glad to hear you resolved the problem. (FYI--collimation tools should normally be used in about the same focuser travel position as your...
... Well several weeks ago I started a string of these collimation posts. Being new to Newts, I had no experience with collimating. I bought a used Starmaster...
Recently, I found out there is a pulse unit available for Telrads that don't have this feature. This is something that I have wished for, especially when I am...
... Hi Vic As you said ... This occurred to me in a blinding flash as when I realized what the problem was . It was a definite "duh" moment . Anyway I'm happy...
This is the first one I have managed to catch in about a year. 14.5" Starmaster f4.5, with Powermate and 14mm Pentax XL (296x). The seeing is so bad that at...
... transit. ... I watched the Io transit last night too. I was using my 20" F 4.5 Starmaster and the prototype 10" F 6 Starmaster. I located Jupiter about 30...
If there are any Starmaster owners out there that will be attending Rocky Mountain Star Stare (RMSS) this next week (June 22-25) feel free to drop by and say...
Anyone aware of a manual for the Sky Tracker (on-line would be perfect)? I need to try and set up guiding (both manually and autoguiding), but have no...
Any thoughts on a bag or case to store the four truss poles for my SM11? I have been using the mailing tube they came in, but I am looking for replacement...
You might check local thrift shops (hospice, humane society, etc.) for a golf club bag. It might work if you have individual poles, instead of the "two-pole,...
Alan Two thoughts on this, first you could always call Rick Singmaster and I'm sure they could supply one. IIRC his wife sews them up. Another source is a...
Alan I finally found this, try the link. http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=433092 Hope this helps Buck ... Singmaster ... ...
Hi Alan, I make a custom case with four individual pockets for each pole. It is made of thick material that acts as padding and has protective flaps to keep...
Alan, If you go to the link Buck listed below and magnify the picture at the top of the page, it's the center picture on the top row. My 11" came with the...
The difference between the case I make and others is the material used and that I make them to customer specs. The material is quite light but thick and will...
Thank you John. I downloaded the file it it seems to be exactly what is needed. Once again, your advice is "right on". Michael ... folder "reference data"...
Since there aren't too many pictures of the V-11 on the Starmaster web site, and no pictures of it at all with the optional travel trusses, I thought some of...
Thanks Bob, I'm considering one. It always helps to see pictures. Where did you get the hand knobs? I had great views of Jupiter through my 18 last Saturday...
Hi, Can anyone give me the weights of the peices of a 12.5 ELT f5 Starmaster and the Eyepiece height at zenith. I particularly want the weight of the mirror...
I attended the Shingletown Star Party this past weekend and sure had a blast. Got to chat with Tom Osypowski, and Michelle Stone of Plettstone was set up...
Ray, You sure you have the Sky Commander set to the correct number of tics? Like may you have 8000 instead of 8192? Or 4000 instead of 4096? You may want to...
... As Floyd suggested, consistently off sure sounds like the wrong number of tics. The "standard" 4000 tic encoders have the part number S2-1000-NT on them...
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